The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-11

sents some facts concerning tho Tarid
that. although they are not new % read
ere or the Courier. cannot be too often
referred 10 by newspapers that sre sin.
cere IN their 0ppositicn 70 the outrsge-
pus determinations Of the Tariff %
shown im the few items cited IL Mr..
Noore's letter, which reads % folIows:
1 herewith give an extract Of only .
Dmail number Of articles that may be
called luxnries and others that certainly
ara necssssries Of life. which plsce 10
parallel columns to show how they are
respectively taxed BY the prcsent Tariff,
and, without further preface, here they
are:
Duty % Articles esIDuay On Articles u
Luxury. Necessity.
Osssr os roses. frse. Castor eli lso per cent
Neroli II range flower OIL Linssed Oh. - pr cent
free connoa vis1c~ siSss d
per cent.
.s = '' cent , e ,ss ssr cent
Jeweiry. 3s per cent. IhorseuAes esile, lle pr
siold studs. 16 per cent. cent.
Finest sines. u bottles 1ICheapea mixed woolee
per cent. goods. costing ebfoad -
cenn per yaFd. " pes
cent Spool thread 81 psr ssss
minister carpets. cossisg abroad - cssts ! ysr1.
abroad o. n yard. ~ - per cent.
per cent IConmon wo,len rhswis
ness IndiA shsws. costing csslius abroad 8 cens
abroad sAy ~ pound. pound - per esst
- cents pound,C0mmen sor sted ssockings
aud - per cent. "a vail costing - cents psssd
oren, g ~ tek perl abroad, "a per cent
eest ICommcn eoth costing =
cents pound abroad. d.
silk ssockngs. 80 per esns ~ las cents pound and
Finest bsoadcloth costngl IS per cent q vslorsm.
Is pound abroad. s6 equal 70 - per cent
cents pound and - perIRtcs. los per cent
per cent than No ls and pot
r:,. 4 iss. Uss. . per- smaller Dan -. : vi!s
Nasics instruments q sI smaller than No. -. lss
kinds. - ger cent ! per cent
Dutv on quart bottle cfDny on dollars worth Of
champagne cesting| biesched cotton fabric,
abroad 81 . botsie, s. costing aoroed sx cents
Cary ssa curry po~der, Pes.iss. IS esnis day PEI
oiss.. green o. prepared Corn ' starch ssx psr cent
srsss tees q iii kinds. ne. s.is & pr cent duty.
OF course this ID only drop Ia the
bucket OF thoussnds OF other items that
might be treated In Z similar manner
And nov challenge the j0urusis who
uphold our tariff svssem:
First = To print the above list, which
represents the greatest legal swindle q
the age. Aud
Second To explain and vindicAte thu
Justice OF relsinimg these enormous tax
IAsiona. wish further 10 remind you
my teIlO w-ciiiEens, that when the Ques
I'ion came up in the House Ia Decensbe
to consider. remember. Say. 'con-itlrr.
the advi-sbiIiss of reducing these taxes
154 members 0f Congress tcomposed o
Isl Republicans aud - Democrats
|, ~ sintsiued by their vote that the Que>
liion should not even be considered. Re
lnambsr. further. thar for the f200.OOO.
lOUO customs revenue tnxt goes into IN,
Treasury YOU. nv fsilow-citiEens. pay =
least tlO00000 OOO into the pockets o
|monopoiists every year.
There was time ia this country wher
such uncontrAdicted wrong and legA
robbery Vas properly and lawfully 70
|sented. How much Of this spirit Of free
dom and Independence is LETT in tn
present generation, 10 lin up not thei
hands but their voices. in defense Of theiI
|rights, Il 10 for you to decide.
The indignation Of this correspondent
IL shared BY very large majority Of ths
people Of the United States, - must b,
known by Senators and Congresssnen
Yet g this correspondent Gays, the Re
|publicans In Congress assisted BY TWEEN
|ly- -threc members pretending 10 be Dem
|ocrats have refused even 10 consider ths
Tariff during the present sessi0n. Simc(
that time. i've weeks have elapsed, and
THE session 10 more than half over. Bu
THE Qucstion Of Tariff Reform 10 no long
Ter spoken Of q among the possibilities
during the present Congress. 6evera
Republican measures, and one b. M
Randall. have been proposed and ar'
now In the hands of the Committee o.
Ways and Means 70 Be psssed upon. anf
the Quessi0n OF whether Or rot they shaI
he brought before Congress decided
But none Of the measures contemplat'
the reduction Of the tariff. They pro
Ipooe 10 stop the accumulation Of the sur
plus IN the Treasury by taking the TAX Of
of whisky. tobacco and beer luxurie
that people can do without and are lh
better for doing without In order the
1.-The tax upon such uocessarics o wool
ems, coal. sslt AGd iron may Be kept u
tsct. The Randall bill u not even Aasia
fied with the present rates Of Tariff upo
woolens, and proposes 20 increase then
SHARPLY. IN order TO enlarge the prOtits Q
eastern manufacturers Of woolens.
| But the people are somswhat to blam
4 for the present condition ofthings Ne
Isre sent 70 thu Senate and 70 the Lows
House Of Congress, whoee We've up0
the Tariff ere either not known, or ~
lcon.idered OF secondary importance |
their personality. Even be State Of Il
diana ID represented in the Senate B
Mr.. VOORHEES,, who u - outspoken
:! sotectionist q nr. Randall, and wh
will vote with the Rcpu ublicans upon a
measure that the Protectionists may n
mand. Indiana Democrats are prscti'
ally unit In sAvor Of Tariff reduction
In their last State Convention tbcv d
,nsnded the reduction Of the Tariff %
rssrict revenue basis. Yet Democrat
!. Legislature two yesrs ago performed y
. strange inconsistency 0f eleciing y
\ VoorhQea "a reureoeuf Indiana In n